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WDME-CD

WASHINGTON DC

DIGITAL CLASS-A TV

Channel 20

TV-49, Inc.
26 North Halsted Street
Chicago IL 60661
3127052600
Facility ID: 168449
Licensed

Correspondence
FRN: 0019682483

0000189615

Granted

05/02/2022

0000189615

Superceded

04/27/2022

0000151019

Granted

07/09/2021

0000151019

Superceded

06/25/2021

0000150120

Granted

06/15/2021

0000121163

Granted

12/04/2020

0000089020

Dismissed

03/02/2020

0000081642

Granted

09/20/2019

0000080513

Granted

08/27/2019

0000068436

Granted

06/20/2019

0000068436

Superceded

06/19/2019

0000055139

Granted

02/13/2019

0000055139

Superceded

11/07/2018

REC Application ID: 5098999 (LMS)
Record Type: Digital Class-A TV Station
Application Purpose: Modify License (Minor)
Channel: 20
Expiration Date: 08/02/2019

SITE # 1

NAD83 Coordinates: 39 8' 16.5" N / 77 49' 57.6" W
Antenna Structure Registration Number: 1035680
Elevation: 411.2 m AMSL
Antenna Type: ERI ALP4L1-HSH
Antenna Polarization: Horizontal
Effective Radiated Power: 13.7kW
Radiation center-above mean sea level: 514.2
Overall antenna height above ground: 115.5
Directional Antenna:
Antenna System ID: 1002383
Antenna Rotation: 8.0

Rad	Field	dB	ERP	Rad	Field	dB	ERP	Rad	Field	dB	ERP
0	0.242	-12.3	0.802	120	0.781	-2.1	8.356	240	0.781	-2.1	8.356
10	0.237	-12.5	0.770	130	0.622	-4.1	5.300	250	0.897	-0.9	11.023
20	0.242	-12.3	0.802	140	0.451	-6.9	2.787	260	0.974	-0.2	12.997
30	0.302	-10.4	1.249	150	0.324	-9.8	1.438	270	1.000	0.0	13.700
40	0.432	-7.3	2.557	160	0.258	-11.8	0.912	280	0.967	-0.3	12.811
50	0.600	-4.4	4.932	170	0.248	-12.1	0.843	290	0.889	-1.0	10.827
60	0.764	-2.3	7.997	180	0.256	-11.8	0.898	300	0.764	-2.3	7.997
70	0.889	-1.0	10.827	190	0.248	-12.1	0.843	310	0.600	-4.4	4.932
80	0.967	-0.3	12.811	200	0.258	-11.8	0.912	320	0.432	-7.3	2.557
90	1.000	0.0	13.700	210	0.324	-9.8	1.438	330	0.302	-10.4	1.249
100	0.974	-0.2	12.997	220	0.451	-6.9	2.787	340	0.242	-12.3	0.802
110	0.897	-0.9	11.023	230	0.622	-4.1	5.300	350	0.237	-12.5	0.770

0000034549

Granted

01/30/2018

0000027759

Granted

07/25/2017

BLDTA-20140623ACG

Granted

07/21/2014

BEP-20091005ABC

Granted

04/01/2010

BLDTL-20100108ABD

Granted

01/20/2010

BMPDTL-20090623AAG

Granted

08/17/2009

BSFDTL-20060630CMU

Granted

01/12/2007

CALL SIGN HISTORY

WAZW-LD - 01/12/2007 (CDBS)
WAZW-CD - 07/21/2014 (CDBS)
WAZT-CD - 10/11/2017 (CDBS)
WDME-CD - 04/20/2022 (CDBS)
WDME-CD - 01/12/2007 (LMS)
WAZT-CD - 00/00/0000 (LMS)
WDME-CD - 04/21/2022 (LMS)

PERIODS OF SILENCE

Dates	Reason	# Days
07/02/2019~09/18/2019		78
07/02/2019~09/18/2019		78
05/25/2021~06/11/2021		17
07/31/2021~07/08/2022		342
07/31/2021~10/06/2021		67
12/06/2021~04/22/2022		137

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APPLICATION HISTORY

	BDCCDTL-20061030AAC	Digital Companion Channel	Granted 01/12/2007
	BSFDTL-20060630CMU	Short Form Application	Granted 01/12/2007
	BMPDTL-20090623AAG	Modification	Granted 08/17/2009
	BLDTL-20100108ABD	License to Cover	Granted 01/20/2010
	BEP-20091005ABC	CP Extension	Granted 04/01/2010
	BDISDTL-20140328ALB	Displacement	Dismissed 07/21/2014
	BLDTA-20140623ACG	License to Cover	Granted 07/21/2014
	BAFDDT-20141120AES	Ancillary Fee	Received 11/21/2014
	0000024722	Administrative Update	Received 06/01/2017
	0000027759	Modify License	Granted 07/25/2017
	0000034549	Major Modification	Granted 01/30/2018
	0000055139	Modify License-Amendment	Granted 02/13/2019
	0000068436	Modify License-Amendment	Granted 06/20/2019
	0000078315	SUS)	Received 07/18/2019
	0000078582	Silent STA	Granted 07/31/2019
	0000078580	CP Extension	Granted 08/21/2019
	0000080513	Modify License	Granted 08/27/2019
	0000081642	License to Cover	Granted 09/20/2019
	0000089020	Modify License	Dismissed 03/02/2020
	0000114920	Renewal	Granted 09/30/2020
	0000121163	Modify License	Granted 12/04/2020
	0000149568	SUS)	Received 06/03/2021
	0000150121	Resume Operations	Received 06/14/2021
	0000150120	License to Cover	Granted 06/15/2021
	0000151019	Modify License-Amendment	Granted 07/09/2021
	0000156825	SUS)	Received 08/10/2021
	0000158193	Silent STA	Granted 09/21/2021
	0000163166	Resume Operations	Received 10/06/2021
From: WMTM, LLC
To: TV-49, INC.
	0000158979	Assign License/CP	Granted 10/25/2021
	0000176930	Silent STA	Granted 12/14/2021
	0000189621	Resume Operations	Received 04/22/2022
	0000189615	License to Cover-Amendment	Granted 05/02/2022
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IMPORTED LETTERS

Incoming letter or scanned document		09/16/2014
Incoming letter or scanned document	BLDTL-20100108ABD	06/20/2014